John Boyega is glad Lucasfilm stood up for Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Moses Ingram
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Star Wars’ John Boyega is happy that Lucasfilm has defended Kenobi’s Moses Ingram from racist abuse, saying the studio is now more supportive of its actors.
War of the galaxies star John Boyega addressed Lucasfilm’s defense Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s Moses Ingram against online racist abuse. Boyega, who first came to public attention in the 2011 sci-fi comedy Attack the blockwas announced as part of the cast of The Force Awakens in 2014. Boyega, who played former First Order Stormtrooper FN-2187 or Finn, would also return for the other two films in the sequel trilogy. The Last Jedi i The Rise of Skywalker. In 2020, Boyega later expressed his frustrations with Disney and Lucasfilm for sidelining his character and their treatment of actors of color.
Ingram, who plays Inquisitor Reva Sevander (aka the Third Sister). Obi-Wan Kenbobiunfortunately it was the last War of the galaxies actor to experience the vitriol promised by some members of the War of the galaxies fandom After the series premiered on Disney+, Ingram became the target of racially charged abuse, forcing Disney and Lucasfilm to issue their own official statements condemning the behavior. Ingram’s co-star Ewan McGregor also issued his own video statement on the matter, calling out those who had sent Ingram racist and offensive messages.
Most recently, Boyega, who is no stranger to the types of abuse Ingram endured, spoke with Men’s Health (via Star Wars News Net) about how the actress was defended by Lucasfilm and even warned about the abuse she might suffer. Saying that he himself was the actor who brought this issue to “[the] vanguard” after his The Force Awakens of casting, Boyega said he was glad Lucasfilm heeded his comments and used those lessons to help protect its current star lineup. Check out their full comments below:
“I’m the one who brought this to the fore!… At least, the people who are going through it now, after my time, [they’re] wow [Lucasfilm] will make sure you are well supported and at least you [now] go through this franchise knowing that everyone will have [your] back I’m glad I talked about everything at the time.”
It’s unfortunate that Ingram, or any actor of color working there star wars, is forced to deal with the kind of deplorable behavior demonstrated repeatedly by what is ultimately a small minority of supposed fans. While most of the War of the galaxies The fandoms welcome the actors’ efforts, it’s a small positive step forward for Lucasfilm to actively seek to protect and defend its actors from this unwarranted and unacceptable abuse. As Boyega alludes to, it is certainly a lesson that he, The Last JediKelly Marie Tran and Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best probably would have appreciated learning from the studio much sooner.
Hopefully, one day, the need for Lucasfilm to actively warn and defend its actors against online racist abuse will pass. Unfortunately, it still seems to be a necessity for now, given the reality of social media and its role in contemporary society. Perhaps with the studios starting to take an active role in reporting this behavior, the impacts will begin to diminish to a small degree. At least future War of the galaxies actors can take comfort in knowing that the studio will support them as much as they have for theirs Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram.
Source: Men’s Health (via Star Wars News Net)
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